Bound with fear

Deeper

………. “Kendra are you okay?” Brae took my hands in one of his, his free hand pushing back my hair.

“I’m fine” I nodded “Thank you” I looked at Brae “Both of you” Brae looked at Iagan and narrowed his eyes at him

“You’re welcome” Iagan’s eyes flicked from me to Brae “Don’t’ like to see a woman taken advantage of”

“Me either” Brae was still looking at Iagan “Do I know you?”

“No” Iagan shook his head “Just a good Samaritan trying to help out a lady in distress” I rolled my eyes He bent and wiped the blood from his blade in a puddle before putting it in its sheath.

“Nice weapon”

“You have to protect what is yours these days” Iagan straightened up and looked at me “I’d like if you allowed me to walk you home”

“She’ll be fine” Brae’s arm went from my hands to round my waist “She’s a friend” I watched the nerve in Brae’s cheek twitch “I’ll make sure she is perfectly safe”

“Well if you’re sure” I knew by the feeling I had in my stomach it was killing Iagan

“Thank you for helping me out” I walked over to him and kissed his cheek his breath catching in his throat as I did it

‘Kendra” He murmured

“I’ll be fine with my…” I looked at Brae “Friend” Brae grinned and offered me his arm I walked back to him and slipped my hand through the crook and we walked away toward the street.

“I’ve seen him before I’m sure of it” Brae rubbed his hand over his jaw as he tried to place Iagan’s face Hs eyes grew wide “In the club he was in the… Oh crap” he groaned “We need to get off the streets for a while”

“Why?” I looked round half expecting to see my father or Seth for some reason

“Because…” he looked at me and tried to cover up the nervous edge he’s gotten and failed “I’d like to get to know you better” he stroked the side of my face “and after a shock like you just had I’d like to make sure you are okay”

“I’m fine” I smiled he was really sweet and reminded me of Robbie in a way

“Kendra my sister gives em shit all the time for not being a romantic guy and I’m trying to learn how from the only man I know with better manners than the Queen of England” I frowned at him “Sorry I didn’t get the chance to introduce you to him last night I’m talking about my soon to be brother-in-law Seth” He pushed open the door to a café and ordered to coffees before pulling out a chair for me to sit down.

“Was everything okay when you got back to your family last night?” I asked lifting the cup to my lips

“Yeah it was fine, I think the troubles we’ve been through recently tend to make us jumpy sometimes” He rested his arms on the table “So are you in Paris alone?”

“I have a friend with me”

‘Boy?” He pulled a face

“No a girl her names Anya” I put the cup down “She works for me but I consider her like a little sister”

“Is she as pretty as you”

“She’s beautiful… do you want me to introduce you to her?’ I laughed tipping my head at him

“Er… why would I want to meet someone else when there is you around” he lifted my hand and stroked my fingers I felt the air grow heavy round us as my stomach clenched, Brae looked round and frowned “ Look can I walk you back to your place I ‘m not happy with the way things feel right now after what happened before… and then tonight I know where to call for you to take you to dinner” I felt my color rise in my cheeks he got up and tossed money on the table as his phone rang I got up and we walked to the door his fingers finding and linking with mine. “I know I felt it to… Sis calm down… no I had to deal with something… oh my god Star… Yes fine it’s the something of the female variety… no you’re being nosey… Star… Jeez Seth don’t you start as well… Stop laughing and I’m hanging up… no I really am… stop it” he hung up and shook his head

“Everything okay?”

‘Yeah just some people needing to find someone else to pick on someone other than me” He rubbed his hand over his jaw as we walked down the street his eyes seemed to scan everyone that walked by. I stopped outside the door to my apartment building. Brae smiled at me “So this is it then” he looked up at it “Very nice which apartment?”

“6a”I pointed to the button on the wall and took a minute as it had Kendra Young on the slip of paper next to it, but Young was Iagan’s name.

“I’ll remember” he took my hands and pulled me close to him “For tonight” I smiled at him “How about I come by around eight and we go for dinner and then maybe somewhere else” he cup the side of my neck “Something about you just makes me want to be…” he stalled and inhaled before kissing me deeply Brae pulled back “I’ll see you Tonight” he waited till I walked into the building until he walked away down the street.

I opened the door to the apartment and stepped inside.

“We need to talk NOW” Iagan snapped “Right now”…………….